As language technologies become widespread, text experiments — where texts are randomly assigned to readers — are increasingly used by social scientists and technology developers to understand how language affects perceptions and behavior. This…
Academic Job Opportunities
Lecturer Part-Time in Statistics
Applications are invited for a non-tenure track Lecturer Part-Time position in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington. This is a multi-year, part-time position with a 9-month service period (September 16 - June 15) and an anticipated start date of September 16, 2025. The base full-time salary range for this position will be \$8,000 - \$11,500 per month. Compensation level will be based on professional experience and level of assigned duties.
The primary duties of a Lecturer Part-Time are instructional, and they include activities such as course coordination and supervision of teaching assistants, as well as departmental service. For this position, the successful applicant will be expected to teach three or more classes at the Undergraduate or Graduate levels, possibly cross listed across several units, depending on departmental needs.
Acting Assistant Professor in Statistics
Applications are invited for a non-tenure track Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington. This is a full-time position with a 9-month service period (September 16 - June 15) and an anticipated start date of September 16, 2025. This position requires an annual reappointment and can be held for up to 4 years.
Candidates appointed to this position will need to demonstrate strong teaching skills and a thoughtful and modern approach to statistical pedagogy. They will be expected to teach four quarter-long courses each academic year. These courses will be a mix of undergraduate and graduate courses at both introductory and advanced levels, depending on the candidate’s qualifications.
Assistant Teaching Professor in Statistics
Applications are invited for a non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor position in Statistics. This is a full-time position with a 9-month service period (September 16 – June 15), commencing no earlier than September 16, 2025. Candidates appointed to this position will teach at both introductory and advanced levels and demonstrate strong teaching and mentoring skills and a thoughtful and modern approach to statistical pedagogy.
The Department of Statistics at the University of Washington (UW) is a nationwide leader in statistical research and education. The successful candidate will join a growing group of over 25 full-time faculty members who are deeply involved in growing and diversifying the data science and statistics curriculum offered by the department.
Lecturer Part-Time - Temporary
Applications are invited for a Lecturer Part-Time - Temporary position in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington.
This appointment is for a part-time temporary position, with either a quarterly (September 16 - December 15 for Autumn quarter, December 16 - March 15 for Winter quarter, or March 16 - June 15 for Spring quarter) or a 9-month (September 16 - June 15) service period, depending on departmental needs.
Statistics Graders and Tutors
Applications are invited for Graders and Tutors in the Department of Statistics at the University of Washington.
These are hourly appointments open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Appointments are made on a quarterly basis. Current pay rates can be found here.
Research Papers
Aparajithan Venkateswaran, Emilija Perkovic
Published 7/9/2024
We study the problem of restricting Markov equivalence classes of maximal ancestral graphs (MAGs) containing certain edge marks, which we refer to as expert knowledge. MAGs forming a Markov equivalence class can be uniquely represented by an essential ancestral graph. We seek to learn the restriction of the essential ancestral graph containing the…
Vincent Roulet, Atish Agarwala, Jean-Bastien Grill, Grzegorz Swirszcz, Mathieu Blondel, Fabian Pedregosa
Published 7/8/2024
Curvature information -- particularly, the largest eigenvalue of the loss Hessian, known as the sharpness -- often forms the basis for learning rate tuners. However, recent work has shown that the curvature information undergoes complex dynamics during training, going from a phase of…
Michael Pearce, Elena A. Erosheva
Published 6/27/2024
In a traditional analysis of ordinal comparison data, the goal is to infer an overall ranking of objects from best to worst with each object having a unique rank. However, the ranks of some objects may not be statistically distinguishable. This could happen due to insufficient data or to the true underlying abilities or qualities being equal for some objects. In…
Recent News
Dear Friends of UW Statistics,As we approach the end of another remarkable year, I am filled with gratitude and pride for the many milestones our department has achieved. This season offers a moment…
We are excited to announce that the statistics department at UW will once again be running a Directed Reading Program (DRP) during Winter 2025. The DRP is an opportunity for undergraduate students of…
We are very proud to announce Alex Luedtke as the inaugural recipient of the Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award in the Department of Statistics. This biannual award, which is student-led,…